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2026 Olympics Team Event: Women's Short Program

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Crazy how some people have to actually work on a Friday!! lol.

I’m between jobs so can make that joke. I do recall pulling up the 2018 women’s free when sitting in one of those six-hour long big group meetings where its teams reporting status.

It was hell! I think I only dared to look at 1 program, monitored the rest.
 
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Anastasiia Gubanova | 🇬🇪 TEAM GEORGIA

Age:
23 | ISU SB: 68.08
Coach: Evgeni Rukavitsin
Music: "San Sanana" by Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, & Hema Sardesai, "Jogi" by Panjabi MC; choreo by Adam Solya


  1. 3 Flip + 2 Toe
  2. 2 Axel
  3. Flying Camel Spin 4
  4. 3 Lutz x q
  5. Step Sequence
  6. Change Combo Spin 4
  7. Sit Spin 4
TES: 35.24
PCS: 32.55
Deductions: 0.00

Total Segment Score: 67.79

KEY: * = Popped Jump | SB = Season's Best | PB = Personal Best | WR = World Record | x = bonus
 
Based on my (very limited) understanding, the risk of litigation is very, very low, but it's not 0. Basically, athletes have to get the copyright for the music, which is usually given through purchasing the music, but they also have to get the intellectual rights. So, Maddie needs to get clearance from Beyonce (the artist) and Disney (who owns the Lion King property) for the rights to adapt the Lion King. That's why a lot of skaters are having issues at the Olympics, they haven't been able to get clearance to use the property. Very few artists will actually sue over copyright violation, but the ISU and the IOC are basically covering their behinds in case someone does. The entire thing is the fault of the band Heavy Young Heathens, who sued Knierim/Frazier over them using a cover four years ago. It's very likely that a skater would win a lawsuit, but it would be very expensive and could potentially set a difficult legal precedent, so the ISU/IOC want to really get ahead of any potential problems.

That's why I decided to ask. Because, although highly unlikely, in theory it could happen.

I know that it wouldn't completely eliminate the risk, but that is one of many reasons I wish they would go back to only allowing instrumental music.

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